Emperatriz viuda Xiaoxuan

Capítulo 27

Zi Jin immediately stood still, turned around and grinned foolishly at west Le: "Run away, even a fool can see that."

"Little mute, do you know why I've summoned you today?"

Zi Jin lowered her eyes: This can't be good!

“Little mute, I know you are eager for revenge… but have no opportunity. That’s why I’ve come today.” west Le smiled slyly.

Zi Jin looked at Xi Le with a suspicious gaze and thought to herself: You're really that kind?

"The Crown Prince of the Moon Kingdom is truly arrogant, and I, the Imperial Princess, have witnessed all your grievances. Today, shall I join you in teaching that Crown Prince of the Moon Kingdom a lesson?"

Zi Jin glanced at Xi Le: "Do you think you can just teach the Crown Prince a lesson like that? Although you are a princess, your title was bestowed by the Chen Kingdom. In the Yue Kingdom, you are just a hostage like me. What right do you have to teach their Crown Prince a lesson?"

Xi Le reached out and tossed a black veil to Zi Jin, saying, "The Crown Prince is on his way back to Chaoyang Palace alone. If you miss this opportunity, you will definitely regret it. Will you go or not?" After Xi Le finished speaking, she covered herself with the same black veil that she had thrown to Zi Jin.

Zi Jin clutched the black veil in her hand, her heart filled with turmoil: how much effort she had poured into seeking revenge against the pig-headed prince, only to end up utterly defeated each time. Now that west Le had come knocking on her door, it would be a lie to say she wasn't tempted.

What exactly is Xile plotting? He clearly saw her at the Nalan Nan clan's ancestral temple that day. How could a princess from a foreign land be there alone? Could it be that she kidnapped that pig-headed man? But if she did kidnap him, why did she release him without lifting a finger?

Why is everything so strange? What is her relationship with that mysterious white-haired boy? How did that boy end up in the Moon Palace? How can a man live openly in the inner palace? Why do I have this strange feeling of déjà vu when I see that white-haired boy?

Seeing that Zi Jin remained unmoved, Xi Le's smile gradually froze: "Since you are unwilling, then so be it." With that, he turned to leave.

When Zi Jin came to her senses and saw that west Le was about to leave, she hurriedly dropped the celadon bowl in her hand and grabbed west Le's sleeve without thinking: "So be it, but you can't die a miserable death."

west Lemei's eyes were filled with laughter, as if she had known this all along.

Zi Jin quickly covered herself with a black veil, looking as if she were ready to die.

west Le pulled Zi Jin up and leaped to her feet, dodging the guards, and flew towards Chaoyang Palace.

west Le placed Zi Jin in a blind spot and said, "I will go and lure him over! You wait here."

Zi Jin nodded nervously from the shadows, her eyes full of worry: Just don't attract the pursuers.

Seeing Zi Jin's worried eyes, west Le smiled broadly, her eyes curving into crescents: "Don't worry, I'll be fine." She then vanished around the corner.

Zi Jin was stunned: You must have misunderstood...

A short while later, Zi Jin, who had been hiding in the shadows, heard messy footsteps and muffled groans.

Zi Jin quietly peeked out half her head, her jaw nearly dislocating in shock: No, no... really... this works?!

At this moment, west Le was punching and kicking a person who was covered by a burlap sack, while Zi Jin, with a smile in her eyes, gestured for him to come over.

Zi Jin rushed over quickly, thinking to herself: Such an avant-garde way of revenge, I never thought I could see it in ancient times. But why did I never think of such a simple method before? It's really embarrassing for me, a time traveler!

Zi Jin felt increasingly ashamed and channeled all her anger into her hands and feet, fiercely beating the person inside the sack. Still feeling unsatisfied, she straddled the sack and relentlessly pounded on it.

The person inside the sack struggled weakly, and the muffled groans gradually subsided.

west Le stood there dumbfounded, watching Zi Jin's reckless fighting style: Was it the hatred of killing her father? The hatred of wiping out her clan?

The person inside the burlap sack suddenly convulsed and fell silent.

west Le was shocked. When she came to her senses, fearing that Zi Jin might accidentally kill Jun Lin, she quickly pulled Zi Jin away.

Zi Jin retorted: What are you pulling? We haven't had enough fun yet!

west Le whispered in Zi Jin's ear, "If the guards come after hearing this, neither you nor I will be able to escape."

Zi Jin immediately snapped out of her daze, kicked the burlap sack twice more, and then left with west Le reluctantly.

west Le pulled Zi Jin up the wall and disappeared into the night sky, returning to the forest where they had started. The two removed the face coverings and smiled at each other.

"Little mute, I didn't realize you were so ruthless. If I hadn't stopped you, the Crown Prince of Yue Kingdom would probably be dead by your fists by now." west Le tidied her slightly messy long hair, her smile reaching her eyes.

The pent-up frustration of the past few days vanished, and Zi Jin laughed with unusual arrogance. There was less wariness in her eyes towards Xi Le, and she was filled with regret: If she had known that she could do whatever she wanted by covering that pig's head with a sack, why would she need you to help her take revenge?

west Le glanced at Zi Jin's radiant smiling face and said, "Do you really think it's as simple as it seems? Putting aside how you managed to distract the people around the Crown Prince of Yue, how could you, with no martial arts skills, put a sack on the Crown Prince without revealing your identity? Furthermore, drugging the Crown Prince without making a sound is not something an ordinary person can do. Otherwise, how could the Crown Prince of Yue be so helpless and let you bully him?"

Zi Jin was slightly taken aback, her face full of admiration: A master! A master! A super master!

west Le's beautiful face beamed with an even brighter smile: "Little mute, from now on you must obey me in everything you do, and I promise I will not mistreat you."

Zi Jin nodded vigorously: The organization...

west Le picked up the celadon bowl that Zi Jin had discarded in the woods of Taipingxuan half an hour earlier: "Take your little bowl back, and don't let anyone find out." Her voice was unusually gentle.

Zi Jin took the celadon bowl with a look of sudden realization, waved to west Le, and turned to leave. But then she thought about what she had said and realized it didn't quite fit: What did she mean by "take your little bowl back"? Did she think she was a beggar?

Without thinking, west Le reached out and grabbed Zi Jin: "Don't pretend to be mute in front of me in the future."

Zi Jin looked up at Xi Le's clear, watery eyes, nodded slightly, opened her mouth slightly, and whispered, "Thank you..." Her voice was slightly hoarse from not speaking for a long time.

west Le smiled gently and released Zi Jin's hand with satisfaction.

The following day, Crown Prince Jun Lin did not appear in the Imperial Study, and Chaoyang Palace remained closed for a day.

After questioning everyone, Emperor Xuanlong learned that the Crown Prince had accidentally fallen and injured himself, and that the imperial physicians were not allowed to treat him. Emperor Xuanlong was shocked and furious, and personally went to the Eastern Palace of Chaoyang to visit him, but Crown Prince Junlin stammered and tried to cover it up.

When Emperor Xuanlong saw that the Crown Prince had clearly been injured but was trying to cover it up, he became suspicious.

The Crown Prince of Yue was beaten unconscious with a burlap sack over his head near the East Palace. How could he possibly tell anyone about such a shameful incident?

Although Jun Lin was furious about this matter, he probably wanted to save face for the Crown Prince, so he ordered everyone in Chaoyang Palace to keep it a secret and claim to the outside world that the child had fallen and was injured.

Inside the Moon Kingdom's Locked Love Palace, Emperor Xuanlong stood beneath a portrait, looking up with a furrowed brow.